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Visa issuances and wait times at the U.S. post in Calgary

Monthly tables Mar 2017 to Sep 2025 · 89th of 217 posts by nonimmigrant issuances in Sep 2025 · wait times read 1 Jul 2026

The reports below contain preliminary data which are subject to change. Beginning with FY 2020, individual monthly issuance reports should not be aggregated, as this will not provide an accurate issuance total for the fiscal year to date. Instead, refer to our annual Report of the Visa Office for final full Fiscal Year statistics. On wait times the Department says: "New appointments are added regularly, so you may get an appointment sooner" and "The average wait times we report do not guarantee a visa applicant will get an appointment within a specific time."

Calgary, Canada: 1,522 nonimmigrant visas issued in September 2025, down 40% on September 2024 (2,522).

The largest classes that month were B1/B2 (temporary visitor for business and pleasure) with 1,162, 76.3% of the post's issuances, H1B (temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse) with 86, 5.7% of the post's issuances and E2 (treaty investor, spouse or child) with 72, 4.7% of the post's issuances. Among the 211 posts that issued B1/B2 visas in September 2025, Calgary ranks 72nd by count; for F1 student visas it ranks 175th of 184.

The immigrant visa table for September 2025 lists no issuances for this post; many posts handle only nonimmigrant applications.

The Department publishes annual totals separately, in its Report of the Visa Office; this site does not add monthly reports together, so the month-by-month table below is read one month at a time.

The Department's Global Visa Wait Times table read on 1 Jul 2026 listed no appointment estimate for this post.

Appointment wait times

Visitor B1/B2Not listednext available appointment
Student F, M, JNot listednext available appointment
Worker H, L, O, P, QNot listednext available appointment

under 2 months2 to 6 monthsover 6 monthsnot listedRead from the Department's table 1 Jul 2026.

B1/B2 applicants interviewed in the previous month had waited an average of 7.5 months from fee payment to interview, per the Department's table; it publishes this average only where the next appointment is more than three months away.

1,522nonimmigrant visas, Sep 2025-40% vs Sep 2024 (2,522)
1,397nonimmigrant visas, Aug 2025+9% month on month
0immigrant visas, Sep 20250 in Sep 2024
0.18%share of worldwide nonimmigrant issuances, Sep 2025median post: 909 that month

The Department publishes annual totals separately, in its Report of the Visa Office; monthly reports are not summed on this site.

Monthly issuances by broad class, last 36 months

01,8573,713VisitorsStudents and exchange visitorsTemporary workersDiplomatic, official and international organisationTransit and crewOther nonimmigrant classesOct 2022Apr 2023Oct 2023Apr 2024Oct 2024Apr 2025Oct 2022: 2,623 (Visitors 2,377, Students and exchange visitors 30, Temporary workers 205, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 11, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Nov 2022: 2,469 (Visitors 2,193, Students and exchange visitors 34, Temporary workers 233, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 9, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Dec 2022: 1,726 (Visitors 1,536, Students and exchange visitors 24, Temporary workers 160, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 6, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jan 2023: 3,012 (Visitors 2,687, Students and exchange visitors 49, Temporary workers 262, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 14, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Feb 2023: 2,676 (Visitors 2,487, Students and exchange visitors 14, Temporary workers 166, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 9, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2023: 3,377 (Visitors 3,094, Students and exchange visitors 63, Temporary workers 211, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 9, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Apr 2023: 2,720 (Visitors 2,539, Students and exchange visitors 42, Temporary workers 120, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 18, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)May 2023: 2,904 (Visitors 2,641, Students and exchange visitors 84, Temporary workers 171, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 8, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jun 2023: 3,201 (Visitors 2,773, Students and exchange visitors 169, Temporary workers 249, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 10, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jul 2023: 1,999 (Visitors 1,816, Students and exchange visitors 74, Temporary workers 102, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 7, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Aug 2023: 2,664 (Visitors 2,482, Students and exchange visitors 61, Temporary workers 113, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 8, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Sep 2023: 2,115 (Visitors 2,011, Students and exchange visitors 20, Temporary workers 81, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 3, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Oct 2023: 1,947 (Visitors 1,862, Students and exchange visitors 11, Temporary workers 69, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 5, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Nov 2023: 1,500 (Visitors 1,343, Students and exchange visitors 20, Temporary workers 133, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 4, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Dec 2023: 1,835 (Visitors 1,648, Students and exchange visitors 38, Temporary workers 138, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 10, Other nonimmigrant classes 1)Jan 2024: 3,559 (Visitors 3,336, Students and exchange visitors 34, Temporary workers 179, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 10, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Feb 2024: 3,497 (Visitors 3,230, Students and exchange visitors 31, Temporary workers 227, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 7, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Mar 2024: 3,713 (Visitors 3,460, Students and exchange visitors 37, Temporary workers 200, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 16, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Apr 2024: 3,419 (Visitors 3,109, Students and exchange visitors 40, Temporary workers 262, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 8, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)May 2024: 3,090 (Visitors 2,833, Students and exchange visitors 55, Temporary workers 195, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 7, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jun 2024: 3,381 (Visitors 3,038, Students and exchange visitors 99, Temporary workers 240, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 2, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Jul 2024: 2,395 (Visitors 2,142, Students and exchange visitors 71, Temporary workers 177, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 5, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Aug 2024: 2,345 (Visitors 2,122, Students and exchange visitors 57, Temporary workers 164, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 2, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Sep 2024: 2,522 (Visitors 2,312, Students and exchange visitors 23, Temporary workers 178, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 9, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Oct 2024: 3,572 (Visitors 3,261, Students and exchange visitors 29, Temporary workers 278, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 4, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Nov 2024: 3,012 (Visitors 2,754, Students and exchange visitors 21, Temporary workers 229, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 8, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Dec 2024: 2,441 (Visitors 2,249, Students and exchange visitors 29, Temporary workers 160, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 3, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jan 2025: 2,947 (Visitors 2,608, Students and exchange visitors 36, Temporary workers 292, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 11, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Feb 2025: 2,759 (Visitors 2,519, Students and exchange visitors 20, Temporary workers 211, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 9, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2025: 3,162 (Visitors 2,814, Students and exchange visitors 43, Temporary workers 300, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 5, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Apr 2025: 2,053 (Visitors 1,814, Students and exchange visitors 34, Temporary workers 203, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 2, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)May 2025: 2,299 (Visitors 1,996, Students and exchange visitors 78, Temporary workers 218, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 7, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jun 2025: 675 (Visitors 570, Students and exchange visitors 17, Temporary workers 85, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 3, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jul 2025: 1,423 (Visitors 1,182, Students and exchange visitors 19, Temporary workers 221, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Aug 2025: 1,397 (Visitors 1,170, Students and exchange visitors 6, Temporary workers 217, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 4, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Sep 2025: 1,522 (Visitors 1,163, Students and exchange visitors 9, Temporary workers 347, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 2, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)
Nonimmigrant visas issued at Calgary by month, stacked by broad class group.

VisitorsStudents and exchange visitorsTemporary workersDiplomatic, official and international organisationTransit and crewOther nonimmigrant classes

Groups follow the Department's visa symbols: visitors (B), students and exchange visitors (F, M, J), temporary workers (H, L, O, P, Q, E, R, TN, I), diplomatic and official (A, G, NATO), transit and crew (C, D), other. Hover a month for its counts. Each bar is one monthly report.

Compared with Canada and the world, September 2025

Sep 2025CalgaryAll 7 posts in CanadaAll posts
Nonimmigrant visas issued1,52217,338823,557
Change on Sep 2024-40%—-11%
Immigrant visas issued070945,966
Visitors share76.4%—82.5%
Students and exchange visitors share0.6%—2.9%
Temporary workers share22.8%—9.4%
Diplomatic, official and international organisation share0.1%—2.1%
Transit and crew share0.1%—2.9%
Other nonimmigrant classes share0%—0.2%
B1/B2 next appointmentNot listed—median 1 month
F, M, J next appointmentNot listed—median under ½ month

All figures are from the September 2025 tables. The country column adds the posts located in Canada (Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec, Toronto, Vancouver and Calgary) within that one month; it is not the count for nationals of Canada, which is on the Canada nationality page.

Visa classes issued, September 2025

ClassDescription (State Department)IssuedShareRank among posts
B1/B2Temporary visitor for business and pleasure1,16276.3%72 of 211
H1BTemporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse865.7%14 of 163
E2Treaty investor, spouse or child724.7%12 of 68
P1Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group684.5%9 of 110
L2Spouse or child of intracompany transferee342.2%27 of 133
L1Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation)302%45 of 144
H4Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3281.8%23 of 137
E1Treaty trader, spouse or child120.8%10 of 27
P4Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-350.3%4 of 38
TDSpouse or child of TN50.3%5 of 23
J1Exchange visitor40.3%155 of 194
J2Spouse or child of exchange visitor40.3%65 of 124
C3Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit20.1%37 of 49
E3DSpouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional20.1%11 of 23
E3RReturning Australian specialty occupation professional20.1%7 of 20
B2Temporary visitor for pleasure10.1%33 of 50
C1/DCombined transit and crewmember visa10.1%162 of 171
E3Australian specialty occupation professional10.1%19 of 28
F1Student in an academic or language training program10.1%175 of 184
H2ATemporary worker performing agricultural services10.1%40 of 43
H2BTemporary worker performing other services10.1%75 of 88

Ranks are among posts in the same month's table. Earlier months are linked from the month-by-month table below.

Seasonality

Jan87
Feb100
Mar96
Apr89
May101
Jun105
Jul93
Aug100
Sep95
Oct114
Nov109
Dec75
Which months are busiest at Calgary. Index over 7 complete calendar years; 100 is an average month, darker is busier.

Wait-time history

0453906202220232024202520264 Nov 2022: B1/B2 322 days; F/M/J 6; H/L/O/P/Q 841 Dec 2022: B1/B2 371 days; F/M/J 6; H/L/O/P/Q 7617 Jan 2023: B1/B2 429 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 651 Feb 2023: B1/B2 440 days; F/M/J 6; H/L/O/P/Q 96 Mar 2023: B1/B2 474 days; F/M/J 8; H/L/O/P/Q 5417 Apr 2023: B1/B2 562 days; F/M/J 10; H/L/O/P/Q 869 Jun 2023: B1/B2 562 days; F/M/J 10; H/L/O/P/Q 8631 Jul 2023: B1/B2 562 days; F/M/J 10; H/L/O/P/Q 861 Aug 2023: B1/B2 562 days; F/M/J 10; H/L/O/P/Q 8620 Sep 2023: B1/B2 815 days; F/M/J 49; H/L/O/P/Q 15612 Oct 2023: B1/B2 867 days; F/M/J 28; H/L/O/P/Q 3555 Nov 2023: B1/B2 855 days; F/M/J 35; H/L/O/P/Q 12617 Dec 2023: B1/B2 878 days; F/M/J 35; H/L/O/P/Q 1286 Jan 2024: B1/B2 859 days; F/M/J 21; H/L/O/P/Q 1201 Feb 2024: B1/B2 889 days; F/M/J 14; H/L/O/P/Q 796 Mar 2024: B1/B2 906 days; F/M/J 10; H/L/O/P/Q 609 Apr 2024: B1/B2 814 days; F/M/J 9; H/L/O/P/Q 658 May 2024: B1/B2 847 days; F/M/J 31; H/L/O/P/Q 4517 Jun 2024: B1/B2 903 days; F/M/J 38; H/L/O/P/Q 646 Jul 2024: B1/B2 882 days; F/M/J 35; H/L/O/P/Q 567 Aug 2024: B1/B2 872 days; F/M/J 31; H/L/O/P/Q 5314 Sep 2024: B1/B2 506 days; F/M/J 11; H/L/O/P/Q 502 Oct 2024: B1/B2 799 days; F/M/J 10; H/L/O/P/Q 5012 Nov 2024: B1/B2 696 days; F/M/J 8; H/L/O/P/Q 641 Dec 2024: B1/B2 680 days; F/M/J 43; H/L/O/P/Q 596 Jan 2025: B1/B2 703 days; F/M/J 15; H/L/O/P/Q 367 Feb 2025: B1/B2 743 days; F/M/J 15; H/L/O/P/Q 315 Mar 2025: B1/B2 743 days; F/M/J 15; H/L/O/P/Q 3116 Apr 2025: B1/B2 145 days; F/M/J 15; H/L/O/P/Q 361 May 2025: B1/B2 750 days; F/M/J 60; H/L/O/P/Q 604 Jun 2025: B1/B2 720 days; F/M/J 60; H/L/O/P/Q 902 Jul 2025: B1/B2 720 days; F/M/J 60; H/L/O/P/Q 903 Aug 2025: B1/B2 720 days; F/M/J 60; H/L/O/P/Q 607 Sep 2025: B1/B2 750 days; F/M/J 0; H/L/O/P/Q 03 Oct 2025: B1/B2 750 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 71 Nov 2025: B1/B2 7 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 72 Dec 2025: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —6 Jan 2026: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —8 Feb 2026: B1/B2 720 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 77 Mar 2026: B1/B2 690 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 74 Apr 2026: B1/B2 660 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 714 May 2026: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —7 Jun 2026: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —1 Jul 2026: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —

Visitor B1/B2Student F, M, JWorker H, L, O, P, Q

Next available appointment at Calgary over time. Days to the next available appointment as listed on each reading date (44 readings, 4 Nov 2022 to 1 Jul 2026). From 1 May 2025 the Department publishes the estimate in half-month steps; those are shown as 30 days per month.

Month by month

MonthNonimmigrantImmigrantvs same month prior year
Sep 20251,5220-40%
Aug 20251,3970-40%
Jul 20251,4230-41%
Jun 20256750-80%
May 20252,2990-26%
Apr 20252,0530-40%
Mar 20253,1620-15%
Feb 20252,7590-21%
Jan 20252,9470-17%
Dec 20242,4410+33%
Nov 20243,0120+101%
Oct 20243,5720+83%
Sep 20242,5220+19%
Aug 20242,3450-12%
Jul 20242,3950+20%
Jun 20243,3810+6%
May 20243,0900+6%
Apr 20243,4190+26%
Mar 20243,7130+10%
Feb 20243,4970+31%
Jan 20243,5590+18%
Dec 20231,8350+6%
Nov 20231,5000-39%
Oct 20231,9470-26%

One row per monthly report; the rows are not added together. Each month links to the post's class breakdown for that month. Global totals for any month: September 2025.

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Questions and answers

How many visas did the U.S. post in Calgary issue last month?

1,522 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, the latest month in the State Department's monthly issuance tables. In September 2024 the post issued 2,522 nonimmigrant visas.

What is the wait for a visitor visa interview in Calgary?

The Department's table read on 1 Jul 2026 listed no B1/B2 estimate for Calgary.

What is the wait for a student visa interview in Calgary?

No F, M, J estimate was listed for Calgary in the table read on 1 Jul 2026.

Which visa classes does Calgary issue most?

In September 2025: B1/B2 (1,162, 76.3%), H1B (86, 5.7%), E2 (72, 4.7%), P1 (68, 4.5%) and L2 (34, 2.2%). 21 nonimmigrant classes appear in the post's table for the month.

Is visa volume at Calgary rising or falling?

September 2025: 1,522 nonimmigrant visas, down 40% on September 2024 (2,522). The month-by-month series on this page shows the path one month at a time; the Department notes that monthly reports are preliminary and subject to change and should not be added together.

How many visas does Calgary issue in a year?

The Department publishes annual totals separately, in its Report of the Visa Office, and says its monthly reports should not be aggregated, so this site shows no yearly figure for a post. The annual tables by nationality are on the nationality pages.

What does the issuance count for Calgary not tell you?

It is the number of visas issued, not the number of applications received or interviews held, and it says nothing about the outcome of any individual application. The Department publishes refusal rates only for B visas by nationality, not by post.

Where does this data come from?

The State Department's Bureau of Consular Affairs publishes monthly nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuance tables by post and visa class, and a Global Visa Wait Times table. Issuances on this page run March 2017 to September 2025; wait times are read from the Department's table and kept as dated snapshots (44 readings for this post).

Provenance

Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs. Monthly Nonimmigrant Visa Issuances by Post and Visa Class and Monthly Immigrant Visa Issuances by Post and Visa Class (latest NIV table, latest IV table), public domain; Global Visa Wait Times table, read on the dates shown. Issuance data through 30 Sep 2025; site generated 1 Oct 2026. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.